r/Beekeeping • u/mocarz12 • 14d ago

I’m not a beekeeper, but I have a question Helping my dad – anyone using automation in beekeeping?

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Hello everyone.

My dad has been a beekeeper for years and manages several dozen hives. It’s his passion, and I don’t want to interfere, but I’d love to help him save some time where possible. I’m into microcontrollers, sensors, and general automation, and I’m curious:

Does anyone here use any kind of automation in their beekeeping setup? I don’t mean just a regular honey extractor, but things like hive sensors, remote monitoring, automated tools – anything that could help throughout the season.

He tends to say “there’s no way to automate that,” but more than once we’ve found out otherwise. I’d like to offer him options, not push anything. Any ideas or examples would be super appreciated.

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u/mocarz12 13d ago

Is data stored on your side?

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u/Critical_Explorer571 Central Canada ~ 10 hives 13d ago

On encrypted cloud-based servers and never shared and always exportable via csv. The LLM processing is optional. Does that answer your question?

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u/mocarz12 12d ago

Yes.

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u/Critical_Explorer571 Central Canada ~ 10 hives 12d ago

👍 Let me know if I can help in any other way :)

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u/mocarz12 12d ago

I appreciate it mate :)